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Lerøy Seafood harvest volumes up 7% in Q1
The Lerøy Seafood Group announced today that its harvest volumes increased by 7% during the first three months of this year. The upbeat message was delivered in a trading update. The company ended the first quarter with a harvest total of...
Bakkafrost shareholders to get £25m in dividends
Faroese fish farmer Bakkafrost is paying its shareholders around £25m in dividends for 2020. The decision was reached at the company’s annual meeting last week and the dividend is expected to be paid on 30 April. Bakkafrost is the largest...
Reprieve for Mowi over BC fish transfers
A Canadian federal judge has granted Mowi an injunction allowing it to restock two salmon farms in British Columbia with young fish. The company has been at loggerheads with the Federal Fisheries Minister, Bernadette Jordan, since she ordered it to...
Chilean farmers’ algal bloom losses double
Losses from the toxic algae outbreak in Chile have almost doubled in the past week, the latest figures suggest. The Chilean Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture said more than 4,200 tonnes of salmon have died as a result of the...
RSPCA Assured reinstates certification for Scottish salmon farms
Animal welfare organisation RSPCA Assured has reinstated certification for the five leading Scottish salmon farms whose practices were criticised in a report from Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). The reinstatement follows special inspections by RSPCA Assured. CIWF’s report Underwater Cages,...
New support vessel for Organic Sea Harvest
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first of a new generation of aquaculture support vessels to independent Scottish farmer Organic Sea Harvest. The Landing Utility Vessel (LUV) 1908 has more deck space, higher freeboard and a larger crane than earlier...
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Marine Cranes Ltd launches services and partners with Iron Fist to expand crane distribution for the UK and Ireland
Newly formed Marine Cranes provides servicing, overhaul and sales to the marine industry across the UK and Ireland. It has recently acquired an exclusive dealership with IRON FIST to supply...
Heritage Global Partners: online auction
Auction, liquidation and asset advisory firm Heritage Global Partners is holding an online auction featuring vessels & intangible property from an innovative and patented aquaculture net washing company, Brunswick Jetters....
AlphaGeo promotes Chasing’s versatile ROVs
Marine services business AlphaGeo UK will be at Aquaculture UK this May, promoting the versatile range of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from China’s Chasing Innovation Tech Company, including the Chasing...
Tenacibaculosis – an alternative approach
The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada has launched a tenacibaculosis model to assist farms in combating growing disease challenges In 2023, the Norwegian salmon industry experienced the loss of 62.7...
Jobs
Marine Engineering Technician, Bakkafrost
At Bakkafrost Scotland we see things from a FRESH perspective. And you can join us. The Marine Engineering Technician will work as directed by the Engineering Manager, across our Marine...
Features
An uphill task
The shellfish world is one full of contrasts, Nicki Holmyard finds As we gained plaudits, column inches and airtime in March for the wonderful benefits to the environment, biodiversity, ecosystem...
California dreaming
Kelp farming in America’s Golden State requires patience, as Julia Hollister reports Getting a licence to become a kelp farmer in California seems like a great idea. But before you...
Brokering a better Brexit deal
Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott says the coming general election is an opportunity to reset the UK’s relationship with the EU and smooth the vital flow of trade The...
Crystal clear
The Prairies, renowned as Canada’s breadbasket, is not the first place you would expect to find a fish farm – let alone one of the largest of its kind in...
Opinion
The speed of reaction
Opinion piece by Nick Joy I admit that my mind might not be quite on the job at the moment. Coming back from Sicily by car has been quite an...
Southern exposure
Scotland was well-represented at the Aquasur trade show in Chile, as Mairi Gougeon reports I have recently returned from an official visit to Chile, promoting Scotland’s aquaculture sector and exceptional...
Why we need exports
By Nick Joy Travelling to Europe is a wonderful thing for widening the mind but also reminding me how much we continue to depend on the good taste of our...
Building up an appetite
How to persuade UK consumers to eat more seafood was a key issue at the Norway-UK Seafood Summit, reports Dr Martin Jaffa At the end of February, Norway came to...
Events
Speakers confirmed for SAGB Conference
The British shellfish sector will be returning in force to London this month for the 54th Annual Conference of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain. This year’s conference is being...
Heritage Global Partners: online auction
Auction, liquidation and asset advisory firm Heritage Global Partners is holding an online auction featuring vessels & intangible property from an innovative and patented aquaculture net washing company, Brunswick Jetters....
First in-person Seagriculture Asia-Pacific conference set for next year
The first in-person event of Seagriculture Asia-Pacific will be premiering in Adelaide over 18-20 March 2025. This marks a pivotal moment for the Seagriculture Conferences, expanding their borders and venturing...
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